Leila Kowkabi

Leila Kowkabi (June 6, 1910 in Piranshahr – January 6, 1984), was the mother of former leader of Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan Abdulrahman Ghassemlou.

She was born in Piranshahr, West Azarbaijan Province and was the daughter of Karim Seddiqi Kowkabi. During her high school years she worked as a waitress at a restaurant in Urmia.

Following graduation from high school, she moved to Tabriz to study to be a nurse anesthetist. During her training in Tabriz, she met her first husband, Mohammad Vossough whom she married later.
 
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